Gothic A1 Light
Gothic A1 Light is the weight 300 face of Gothic A1, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 5% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 492.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 624.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 244.1 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 546.9 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Gothic A1 Light
Measured on every printable character both fonts contain. A smaller difference means the same words take the same space, so lines break in the same places.
- Signika Boldloosely similar widths (36 units)
- Signika Negative Boldloosely similar widths (36.2 units)
- Signika SemiBoldloosely similar widths (37.4 units)
- Signika Negative SemiBoldloosely similar widths (38.1 units)
- Viga Regularloosely similar widths (38.8 units)
- 42dot Sans Lightloosely similar widths (38.9 units)
- Asta Sans Lightloosely similar widths (38.9 units)
- Kedebideri ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (39.1 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Gothic A1 Light
Most PDFs embed only the letters they already use. Type a new letter and many editors either refuse or swap in a different font. MythosPDF recognises Gothic A1 Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Gothic A1 Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Gothic A1 styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Gothic A1 Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Signika Bold has the closest letter widths to Gothic A1 Light: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 36 units per 1000 em.
+Does Gothic A1 Light have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 546.9 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Gothic A1 Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Gothic A1 font, and sets new letters in Gothic A1 Light.
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